Ouija, the supernatural board game that's being turned into an action-adventure by McG (
Terminator Salvation) and Michael Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, is getting a boost from
Simon Kinberg, reports the LA Times.
The A-list Hollywood writer -- he's written scripts for
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
Sherlock Holmes,
among others -- is coming on to do a polish of the script for the
Universal film. (A previous version was written by Adam Horowitz and
Edward Kitsis, veterans of "Lost" who also wrote
Tron: Legacy.) Universal confirmed the hire.
The move does offer an interesting window into the direction of the
film. Although some were quick to assume the movie would have a
supernatural bent, Kinberg's specialty is big, upscale -- and sometimes
comedic -- action pieces.
Still, the movie is going to be directed by McG, which in Vegas odds is
like betting on the Chicago Cubs to win it all. "Good bye."
